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Most tech startups on Day 0: we don't have time for things like testing, architecture, and design. Just make something that works
Too many startups on Day N: why doesn't anything work anymore?
I'm not saying that the Day 0 approach was wrong on Day 0, but there comes a time where that has to change. If you wait too long to realize it, it may be too late to fix all the issues you allowed to happen.
This anonymous Republican strategist is worried about the wrong slippery slope:
“And unfortunately, you also have a slippery slope here. If you go after this guy for lying, where does it stop?”
If you DON'T go after this guy for lying, what would it take for your party to eject a member of Congress for bad behavior?
In most jobs, if you get caught lying on your resume, you get fired. Congress? Nah; go ahead and keep your job. We need your vote.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3791270-george-santos-puts-gop-in-a-tight-spot/
Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) has put Republicans in a pickle: How do party leaders deal with his fabrications and misrepresentations without jeopardizing their slim majority or setting a precedent? The answer so far, for the most part, is to say nothing and let Santos speak for himself — and perhaps to let voters decide Santos’s fate in…
Note that the J6C Report begins where only a handful of reporters have gone: with the words of the actual rioters. You need that to prove incitement but TV lawyers said it was all a waste of time.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23466611-221219-j6c-intro#document/p2/a2186700
Trading cards? NFT trading cards? My eyes. My brain.
Please somebody put him in jail and throw away the key.
In my most recent article, I examine how the major media covered Trump's call for the "termination" of the US Constitution & conclude the media still have not figured out how to cover Trump's extremism & the threat he poses to democracy. Please give it a read, comment, and share.
Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill author indicted for money laundering
Federal grand jury also charged Republican lawmaker Joe Harding with ‘fraudulently obtaining’ $150,000 in Covid relief funds
Thanks everyone! She found a job at Coiled.
So let’s see if Mastodon can be used to find jobs. Please boost for visibility! 🙏
Irina Truong is one of the best senior #Python developers I know. Her work is always outstanding and polished. She also contributes to open source: https://github.com/j-bennet. You want her in your team, trust me.
Unfortunately she was part of the 13% recently laid off by #Elastic. This is your luck! She’s now open to work: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irinatruong
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